In the hoopla that surrounded the coronation of Al Groh as Virginia's new football coach, Athletic Director Terry Holland whispered the magic words.
Whether she's dribbling down the court, hitting the open three, or racing back on defense, Anna Prillaman is always beaming a confident smile. "Basketball is supposed to be fun," Prillaman said.
Soccer America has named Virginia forward Alecko Eskandarian the 2000 Freshman of the Year for his outstanding performance in his rookie season. Leading the Cavaliers in points, goals scored, assists and shots taken, Eskandarian has become no stranger to awards. He also earned ACC Rookie of the Year, First Team All-ACC and Player of the Year in the state of Virginia honors.
Saturday's victory at Clemson was huge for the Virginia men's basketball team. The ACC road win, Virginia's first of the season, gave the Cavaliers a confidence boost and some much-needed momentum going into tonight's matchup against Maryland. After a 104-76 blowout at Clemson's Littlejohn Coliseum, No.
Only 24 months removed from teenage status, Kobe Bryant is basically your run-of-the-mill adolescent: equal parts exuberant and immature.
If you have ever wondered what it is like to live your life on the hardwood, just ask Virginia's Keith Friel. After all, the senior guard from Durham, N.H., has always lived and breathed basketball.
Virginia tennis player Brian Vahaly took home the singles and doubles titles at the Farnsworth/Princeton Indoors tournament in Princeton, N.J., on Sunday.
Virginia sophomore Eliese Mitchell accounted for two of the Virginia indoor track and field team's nine top-eight finishes in the National Open at Penn State on Saturday. Mitchell took fourth place in the 20-pound hammer weight with a throw of 17.09 meters and seventh in the shot put with a 13.68-meter effort.
CLEMSON, S.C-What do you get when you combine a near-perfect performance by a top 15 team and the worst gig of the season by a mediocre opponent? A 104-76 blowout, that's what. The No.
Virginia wrestling salvaged a split Saturday, losing to N.C. State 23-10 early and beating Duke 19-15 in a come-from-behind win later in the evening.
History does repeat itself. The Virginia women's basketball team (14-8, 5-4 ACC) notched its 47th consecutive win against Wake Forest (11-9, 3-6) with an energetic double-overtime 76-73 victory at University Hall yesterday. Virginia sophomore forward Schuye LaRue, benched in the first half for being late to the pregame shoot-around, brought much needed scoring and intensity to the overtime periods.
CLEMSON, S.C.-The Virginia men's basketball team played exactly the way it wanted to Saturday, blowing out Clemson, 104-76, on the road.
Yesterday at University Hall, it was "Welcome to the Marcie Dickson Show." With a game-high 21 points and two game-tying plays, Virginia's sophomore forward turned in a career performance against the Demon Deacons.
P.J. Bory was destined to wrestle. Long before he became a Cavalier, before he made himself into an ACC champion, Bory was born into a family where older brothers and cousins were always on the mats.
Off to its worst start in 21 years, the Virginia women's basketball team limps into the second half of the ACC schedule as it hosts Wake Forest Sunday at 2 p.m.
After splitting with conference rival North Carolina last week, the Virginia swimming and diving teams hope to push on towards the postseason with a dual meet tomorrow against Duke at 1 p.m.
Stung by inconsistency in Wednesday night's loss at North Carolina, the Virginia men's basketball team will look to turn around its ACC season with another road test.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.-In the second half of last night's 88-81 loss to No. 5 North Carolina, the No.
1. Athletes. 2. Sportswriters. 3. "We've really just got to out there and play our game, you know?
This could be the lowest of the low. For the first time, the Virginia women's basketball team lost to Florida State. The Cavaliers entered the game 20-0 against the Seminoles in a series that dates back to 1990, but they allowed Levys Torres to put back her own miss in the final seconds and fell, 60-58, at the Tallahassee Leon County Civic Center last night.
